Expanding Applications and Evolution of Technology to Drive the Metabolomics Market
Expanding applications for the technology, as well as increasing R&D activity in the lifesciences industry to utilize Metabolomics as a viable tool in drug discovery are poised to drive the global Metabolomics market to exceed US$2.8 billion by 2024 . Metabolomics is a dynamic concept and a newly emerging field of omic sciences. Metabolomics is the study of chemical processes involving metabolites and provides information on the chemical fingerprints of various cellular processes. Metabolites are small molecules contained in tissues, blood and urine. Metabolomics of biological specimens derived from urine, blood and cells are relatively cheap and less invasive. The concept of Metabolomics emerged as a research tool that complements all other "omics" technologies at the metabolite level. Metabolomics or Metabolite Profiling provides a more holistic view of the phenotype of organelles, organs, tissues, cells and whole organisms, when compared to DNA, RNA, or protein ...